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happen

[hap-uhn] / ˈhæp ən /
VERB
come to pass; occur
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appear arise arrive crop up develop fall go on hit materialize meet pass result take effect take place transpire
STRONG
befall betide bump chance down ensue eventuate follow issue light proceed recur shake smoke spring stumble supervene
WEAK
be found become a fact become known become of come about come after come into being come into existence come off luck present itself stumble upon turn out turn up what goes
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cease disappear fail halt lose stop
STRONG
precede

Example Sentences

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This can happen voluntarily - where people agree to leave the UK in return for financial or travel assistance - or involuntarily, when people are detained and escorted out of the country by immigration officers.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

Voters had previously rejected a plan that would have changed the zoning of more of Marblehead’s residential neighborhoods, where developments might have been more likely to happen.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

So what happens when “it” finally does happen?

From Salon • May 8, 2026

“It might not happen, but it could happen any day,” is not the sort of prediction that would usually drive stock markets to record highs.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Leah responded, “In the name of common sense, how did they happen to be there, nearly six feet beneath the cellar bottom?”

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock